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  • 162nd Wing remembers influential leader

    The 162nd Wing mourned the loss of an icon, Sunday, as one of its most influential unit members was laid to rest. Retired Chief Master Sgt. Karen Veltman dedicated 32 years of her life to the 162nd, its members and their families. She stands as a pillar of feminist fortitude to the masses of women

  • Honorary Commanders connect 162nd Wing, community

    What could a professional golfer, a mortgage lender, a bank manager, a cardiologist, a restauranteur and a manufacturer possibly have in common?They all have the distinction of being an Honorary Commander, a title bestowed upon them by the 162nd Wing during an award and change of command ceremony

  • HARM office receives prestigious career-field award

    The 162nd Wing Host Aviation Resource Management office celebrated receipt of the career-field's top honor, the Sergeant Dee Campbell Outstanding Aviation Resource Management Large Unit of the Year for the Air National Guard during the wing's annual awards ceremony Sunday, April 11."We've never

  • 162nd Wing provides assistance as D-M security forces go "down range"

    For decades now, the 162nd Wing and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base have maintained the presence of global air power in the Tucson skies while invoking a patriotic sprit in the community.Their military presence, however, is not exclusive of each other. From facilitating the sites that sustain the Total

  • CSAF visits 162nd Wing: fields questions and thanks Airmen

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and his wife Betty visited the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Wing on March 24 to discuss wing missions and meet service members.Welsh met with wing members during an all call and spoke about the role the Guard plays in the future of the Air Force.

  • Mentorship, adaptability key for recognized Airmen at OSAY

    Arizona's military citizenry honored the best of its air and ground power at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa here March 21.The 162nd Wing nominees at the Arizona National Guard's 2015 Outstanding Soldiers and Airmen of the Year (OSAY) Banquet were as follows:For Airman of the Year category: Senior

  • Turkey Shoot inspires competition at 162nd Wing

    The Maintenance and Operations Squadrons of the 162nd Wing competed in a Turkey Shoot held during March Unit Training Assembly. The 148th, 152nd, and 195th fighter squadrons competed to determine combat readiness and effectiveness.A Turkey Shoot is a competition where Airmen face-off in simulated

  • Norway’s pilots illuminate air space

    Beginning this year, Norwegian student-pilots will receive additional training in critical areas, representing a milestone in their now 18 year association with the 162nd Wing's F-16 Schoolhouse."The expansion of the Norwegian syllabus affirms the good reputation our students enjoy in Tucson," said

  • Arizona Air Guard to watch over Super Bowl XLIX

    Pilots and F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 162nd Wing's Aerospace Control Alert Detachment at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base may take to the skies to help protect thousands of spectators at Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Arizona, Feb. 1.Arizona's Air National Guard is among the units teaming up with the

  • Wing members experience new generation of officer training

    January 2015 marks the beginning of a new era for Air Force officer training as candidates from all three service components, active duty, the Reserves and the Guard, will begin training side by side. The Air Force began transitioning to a combined basic officer training school last fall with new